The idea of doing a Christmas album has been floating around the Vocal Point camp for several years. Those who have attended a VP concert know that we love Christmas music and will often sing it regardless of the time of year. But never have we been able to devote an entire show or recording to this special holiday— until now! He Is Born is a collection of traditional holiday favorites plus some new carols wrapped in that rich, distinctive VP a cappella bow. This long-awaited album has been crafted to aid in commemorating the most nostalgic and meaningful aspects of the Christmas season. To help us celebrate, we’ve invited some special guests—including BYU Noteworthy, nationally acclaimed One Voice Children’s Choir, and powerhouse vocalists Ryan Innes (Vocal Point alumnus) and Elisha Garrett—to join their voices with ours to make this a wonderful Christmas celebration. Christmas is my favorite time of year—a time of rejoicing, of solemn thanksgiving, of gift giving, of pleasures both modern and traditional, and of being together with family and friends. In that spirit we are excited to share a little of our family Christmas celebration with you. My sincere hope is that He Is Born will become part of your Christmas for years to come. —McKay Crockett, He Is Born producer, BYU Vocal Point director and alumnus 1 GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN Traditional English carol; arr. McKay Crockett 2 HE IS BORN Aaron Edson; arr. BYU Vocal Point Featuring Ryan Innes 3 SILENT NIGHT Joseph Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber; arr. McKay Crockett 4 SLEIGH RIDE Mitchell Parish, Leroy Anderson; arr. McKay Crockett Featuring Elisha Garrett 5 CHRISTMAS EVE / SARAJEVO 12/24 Paul O’Neill, Jon Oliva; arr. Keith Evans A cappella tribute to Trans-Siberian Orchestra 6 O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL Traditional Latin hymn; arr. Trevor Johnson, Keith Evans 7 ONE SINGLE BELL Denny Crockett; arr. McKay Crockett Featuring One Voice Children’s Choir 8 NUTTIN’ FOR CHRISTMAS Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett; addl. lyrics by Buck Mangum, Keith Evans, Robert Seely; arr. Buck Mangum GUEST ARTISTS Ryan Innes 9 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN Elisha Garrett John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie; arr. James L. Stevens A cappella tribute to Point of Grace One Voice Children’s Choir Christian Affleck, Mitch Bandley, Lyza Bull, Matthew 10 INFANT HOLY, INFANT LOWLY Caldwell, Kenya Clark, Ronin Dallon, Mattea Denney, Anna Hillstrom, Reese Oliviera, Chaela Ravarino, Hallie Traditional Polish carol, trans. Edith M. G. Reed; Nancy Byrd Turner; Taylor, Satori Taylor, Saysia Taylor, Tanner Thompson, arr. McKay Crockett Trinsica Tolman; conductor: Masa Fukuda 11 OH, COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL BYU Noteworthy 2015–16 Alyssa Aramaki, Sarah Cunha, Alyssa Flake, Rachael Attr. John Francis Wade, trans. Frederick Oakeley; arr. James L. Stevens Holt, Allyssa Jex, Jessica Johnson, Janae Klumpp, Tressa Featuring BYU Noteworthy Roberts, Taylor Whitlock; director: Keith Evans ALBUM CREDITS Producer: McKay Crockett Associate producer: Keith Evans Executive producer: Ben Fales Recording and editing engineers: McKay Crockett (tracks 1–8, 11), James L. Stevens (tracks 2, 9, 10), Scott Wiley (track 2), Robert Seely (track 5) Mixing engineers: Ed Boyer (all tracks except 2), James L. Stevens (track 2) Mastering engineer: Troy Sales Booklet notes: Keith Evans Cover artwork: Ben Fales Cover image: istock.com/MarcelC Editors: Lena Harper, Denya Palmer Designer: Olivia Knudsen.